PARENTS, pupils and teachers are celebrating after their school was awarded specialist status in technology and performing arts.
Cator Park School for Girls, Lennard Road, Beckenham, becomes the first school in the country to offer this combination of specialities.
Schools with specialist status can bid for extra funding.
According to the Government, specialist status schools also outperform other maintained schools at GCSE level.
Headteacher Meryl Davis said: "We are justly proud of our curriculum and are confident all subject areas will benefit from the school becoming a centre of excellence."
She paid tribute to the hard work of those involved in the bid, particularly the teachers in the performing arts and technology departments.
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